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Elevator by Hot Hot Heat
Elevator is an album by Hot Hot Heat, released in 2005. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 46 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Goodnight Goodnight”, on 23 lists with a best position of #15.
Elevator, Hot Hot Heat's second album, came out on Sire in April 2005, and it's a jittery, sugar-rushed follow-up to Make Up the Breakdown. Dave Sardy produced it, and he gives the band a punchier, glossier sound without dulling the nervous energy that makes them tick.
Steve Bays still yelps and hiccups his way through the songs, pounding his keyboard like it owes him money, Dustin Hawthorne's bass and Paul Hawley's drums keep everything twitching, and Dante DeCaro's guitar slashes around the edges. "Middle of Nowhere" is a bouncy, handclap-ready burst of new wave pop, "Goodnight Goodnight" swings with a big, swaggering chorus, and "You Owe Me an I.O.U." snaps and sulks in equal measure.
It was the last album with DeCaro, the band's original guitarist, who left once it was finished. Amazon.com put it at #57 on its Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005, and Happiness Ltd. came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Elevator on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodnight Goodnight | 23 | #15 | – | 2005–2022 | |
| 2 | Middle of Nowhere | 22 | #6 | – | 2005–2014 | |
| 3 | You Owe Me An I.O.U. | 1 | #93 | – | 2006 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.